It's coming up to the Grain Rain Festival, one of the twenty-four seasons, and it's a great time of year for planting transplants. Nowadays, the price of food is more expensive, if we can plant some in our own home, not only can save some of the living expenses, but also in the critical time to solve some problems.
Here are 10 vegetables that can be planted on the balcony, easy to survive, fast growing, and can be harvested many times, let's see which one you like.
One, chicken feather vegetable
Chicken feather vegetable is not unfamiliar, many people have eaten, it is the tender seedlings of cabbage, is one of the richest vegetables containing vitamins and minerals. The taste and texture are tender and flavorful, and it is a vegetable that the public particularly enjoys.
With the arrival of the rainy season and stable temperatures, it is a good time to plant chickweed. Under normal conditions, chicken hairy vegetable from planting to harvesting, it takes less than a month, the growth cycle is short, suitable for balcony planting, do not need to wait a long time, you can eat pure green vegetables.
Because, to enter the summer, the weather will be hot, especially the balcony, the temperature is relatively good. Suggestions, choose heat-resistant 605, summer holly, Zhengda heat-resistant green No. 1, heat-resistant green No. 3 and other good varieties to plant.
Two, arugula
Arugula, also known as rocket lettuce, is a close relative of broccoli, kale and cabbage. It grows quickly and can be harvested and eaten in a month or so.
Arugula is rich in nutrients, one hundred grams of arugula contains 0.7 grams of fat, 3.7 grams of carbohydrates, 27 milligrams of sodium, 2.6 grams of protein, as well as calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acid, potassium, magnesium and other nutrients.
Arugula is easy to grow and perfect for windowsill gardens. There are also many ways to serve it, so we can add a handful of fresh arugula to an omelet or stir-fry.
We can also add arugula to fresh juices or smoothies and more. In addition, arugula is beautiful, and growing it on your balcony can be a great way to beautify your environment.
Three, lettuce
Lettuce is lettuce, also known as leaf lettuce, is a very common edible vegetables. Whether you eat it raw and dip it in sauce or wrap it in meat or mix it with coleslaw, it is very delicious.
We can plant some on the balcony or in the garden and harvest it in a month's time. It is recommended, to keep the roots of the lettuce and eat only the leaves so that you can harvest it several times.
Four, cabbage
Cabbage is alkaline food, and contains potassium, chlorine and other elements that regulate the balance of water, there is a "green elf" said, can clean teeth caries in addition to bad breath and so on. Cabbage can be planted once harvested many times, or very recommended to plant a little, grow to 12 to 15 cm high can be harvested.
Five, Chrysanthemum coronarium
Coronarium coronarium eat fresh and crisp, also very common in the market, but there are times when the market sells some expensive.
So, it is recommended that you can plant some at home, whether it is fried vegetables or shabu-shabu hot pot can be eaten. Chrysanthemum coronarium has gas clear sweet flavor, eat fresh and tender crisp, nutrition is also extremely rich, especially for the liver is better
Coronarium coronarium planted, easy to grow, and can not be constantly harvested, either planting or harvesting is very convenient.
Six, spinach
Spinach used to be a tribute from foreigners to the Great Tang, it is rich in carotene, vitamins and various minerals. Spinach in the home of the balcony is also a planting multiple harvest, and, planting method is very simple.
After we buy spinach, we remove the outer edible leaves, leaving only the center core and roots. Once it is ready, you can plant it in a container with soil.
And, the soil should not be too dry, but appropriately moist, we planted one by one in it. Be careful not to plant too deep and too shallow, just bury the roots in the soil and leave the leaves outside.
Remember, water once after planting, about 7 days, spinach root will grow a lot of spinach leaves, we still the same to remove the external leaves to eat, as long as the root does not die can be eaten many times.
Seven, groundnut leaves
Groundnut leaves, also known as sweet potato leaves, rich in vitamin A original, can nourish the stomach and laxative. Green groundnut leaves, garnished with a few white garlic cloves, melon leaves bright, fragrant and delicious, can be a home cooking, but also for the prevention and treatment of constipation of the medicinal diet.
Groundnut leaf planting is simple, in the planting of groundnut vegetables, just need to buy back fresh groundnut, and then clean, put the groundnut in the bottle, every 2 days to change the water, about 15 days the groundnut can grow white roots, and then after that, it will grow leaves, you can eat.
Eight, cabbage
Cabbage is one of the most common vegetables we usually can do soup, can be fried, and many practices. It is recommended that you can plant a little bit on the balcony of your home, planting is simple, buy back the seeds directly planted on it. Cabbage needs more water during the growing period, pay attention to watering on it.
Nine, saints fruit
Saints fruit, also known as small tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, adaptable, good resistance, like potash, like light, more water requirements, can be cultivated throughout the year.
Holy fruit is not only beautiful, sugar content is also very high, sweet and fresh taste, unique flavor and widely loved by consumers.
Home planting of cherry tomatoes is not so demanding in terms of yield, and the planting is simple, and the seeds or seedlings bought can be planted and transplanted. A small tomato plant can bear hundreds of fruits, or you can harvest a lot.
Ten, chili pepper class
Chili pepper is a favorite vegetable in daily life, usually used as stir-fried vegetables. No matter which kind of chili peppers, planting is very simple.
We buy back chili seeds, give it a soak, and then soaked chili seeds buried in the soil, and then gently covered with a layer of soil, sprinkled with a little bit of water, plus plastic film to cover, sprayed with water once a day.
After germination and sowing the seeds, they usually come out of the soil in about 5-8 days, and the first true leaves appear in about 15 days, and the buds show up as seedlings. Then we can transplant.
If, we are too troublesome, we can also directly to the market to buy back chili pepper seedlings, direct transplantation.